Air chuck



y 2 1932- J. c. CROWLEY 1,867,253

I AIR CHUCK Filed March 16, 1929 Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN c. CROWLEY, or CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO, ASSIGNOIR, To THE DILL iviANu- FAGTUBING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A GORPOR A'IION OF OHIO A13 CHUCK Application filed March 16, 1929.- Serial No. 347,468.

This invention relates to an air chuck par-.

ticularly adapted to be used with an air hose for inflating rubber articles such as pneumatic tires, although, of .course, not

limited to this use. 7

Air chucks are commonly employed in connection with air pressure systems in garages, service stations, and similar places and since they are subjected to severe treatment and usage it is necessary that they be strongly constructed and not easily broken or rendered inoperative, ,It is also necessary that the chuck be provided with an efficient valve for preventing the escape of air from the hose line when the device is not in use and that such valve be readily responsive to movement from its seat when the device is applied toa valve stem.

An object of the invention is to provide an 2 air chuck of simple constructiomformed of a relatively few number of parts, and of such strength that it will easily withstand, the treatment to which it is subjected in every day use. I

Another object is to provide an air chuck in which an eflicient valves'is arranged, capable of preventing theescape of'air from the hose line when the chuck is not in use, yet

readily responsive to be. unseated when it is desired to connect the chuck to a valvestem.

Additional objects and advantages will become apparent as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a sectional view through the air chuck; i I i Figs. 2, 3 and 4t are detail views of the valve, the chuck nut, and the plunger respectively,

the last two parts being shown section;

and I Fig. 5 is a detail View of a modified form of the plunger. Y

The chuck comprises an elbow portion having an air passage 11 therethrough and provided at its opposite ends with a hose connecting portion 12 and a valvehousing por-. tion 13. I I attaching portion 12 and the valve housing portion 13, the former portion belng provided with an enlarged tapped opening. 1 1

he air passage 11 connects thehose,

adapted to threadedly receive a cooperating threaded portion of the air hose. The valve housing portion 13, constitutes: a chambered head, the chamber. of which is formed of a pair of recesses of: different diameter, the outer recess 15 being substantially larger than the inner recess 16. An internal flange 17 at.

the junction of the two recesses 15' and 16 is provided with a downwardly extending polnted annular rib18 while the wall of the recess 15 isinternally threaded at 19-so that a nut 20 externally threaded at 21 may be threadedly connected to the portion13'. The upper-threaded portion of the 'nut'20 is reg duced in diameter and provided withan 'annular recess22 communicating with a smaller recess 23an-d, having an annular shoulder'24:

at its base. The outer end of the nut 20. is

is assembledlwith the valvehousingpor tion 13 ofthe chuck the wall of the recess 15 Wlll extend between the ferrule and the nut with the internal threads 19 thereof mating -with the external threads 21 of the nut.

A metal spacer. 27 is arranged upon the shoulder 2 1 of the recess orv counterbore 22 of' the nut, which spacer is provided with a central opening, the wall 28 of which is inward-J ly and upwardly inclined or tapered. 'Supported upon the spacer 27 is a flexible member 29 suchas a rubber gasket, which mem-.

her has an upwardly extending peripheral rib 30 adapted when, the parts are assembled to be compressed; intocooperating relation with the outer side of the rib 18 of thehous- 7 ing portion 13 to thereby form an. air-tight connection, between theparts. The member 29 is provided with a oentralopening smaller than the opening in the spacer 27 and throughwhich the valve projects as will laterbe described. i 3 1 I In reality the valve comprises twomembers, the member 31 being the plunger, while theomember .32 ,is 'the valve proper. The

' plunger 31 fits within the recess or counterrange-d within the counter-bore 23 Tofthe nut bore 23 of the nut and is provided at the end which is adapted to be arranged inwardly of the nut with a centrally arranged tapped opening 33 communicating with a larger 'counterbore 34, which in turn communicates with a smaller 'counterboref adjacent the outer end of the plunger. The counterbore 3 L has a flexible washer 36'arranged therein, which washer isprovided with an opening aligning with the rappe dtors; 33' in the plunge As previously statedthe plunger is ar- 20, the tapped bore 33 ofthe plunger being arranged inwardly" thereof and since the plunger is" adapted to have movement in the counterbore its inner peripheral edge is formed with an inward or tapered slope indicated' at 37, corresponding tor-the" wall 28- of the spacer '27 so that the'plunger, as it moves upwardlyin the counterbore'23, can

be accommodated in lthe 'op'e'nin'g' the spacer 27.

"he valve 32 has a head, providedwith a flange 38, extending outwardly downwardly and providing on its underside a substantially V -shape'd groove--39: Projecting from the head is a stem, the upper portion of which is larger thanthe lowerportion 4:1.

The valve is arranged'with the-head there of inwardly of the gasket-29 so that'the narrow under edge of outwardly eitendin'g flange portion 138 thereofwillfre'st'uponthe Vvhen thelchuck is attached'ito the hose of an air pressure system-andis not use the pressure of the system against the relatively large'valve head will cause the valve to seat and thus elficiently' revent the'escape of air from thesystem since theformation of the flange portion 38 thereof and the groove 39 is V such that the Jhead'ofthe' valv'e engages the member 29 along a knife-like edge spaced, substantially inwardl'y'of the openi g in the member; -When the chuck" isapplied t'o' a valve stem the upper end of the stem will pass i the valve from its sea-t'air maypassfrom the into the counter'b'ere 35 of the "plunger and;

will engage against the flexible washer36 and move said plunger, together. with the valve, upwardly within the valve housing portion. Sincea slight movement is sufficient tolifft pressure styfstem into the article b'e'ing'inflated the spaces provided by the fiats42 because of 7 formed on the'stein of the valve andextending above the'threaded portion 43 thereon.

a t will thus berseen'th at while" sendin an efiici t val e t h been p'os's'ib a to: 611 mate the jv of aspiring to seat the valve and that all of the parts are'ruggedly constructed and capable of withstanding con stant and rough usage. 7

A modified form of plunger is illustrated in Fig. 5,. wherein the plunger 31 has an inturn'ed portion 44; engaging beneath a flange 45 of a retaining ring t6 for the flexible wash er 36, thus preventing wear on the washer ,Although a preferred embodimentt otthe invention has been illustrated and described it should be understood that the s amejis susjceptible of various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the appended laiInSJ 1 i .4 V 7 Having thus. described my invention, I claim:

' 1. An air chuck comprising aimemberproef videdwijth'a chambered 'head, a second mem-i ber secured to the head of said firstmembera and having an axialopeni'ng therethr'ough communicating "with'the' said chambered head, means in said chambered "head and re stricting the opening-in" said second namedf member,- a valve cooperatmg with said means and having a head arranged in said chamber on one side of said'means and a plungeras'so c'iated' withsaid head and arranged in the opening'inthe second named member on the other side of said means and comprisinga plunger stem extending from said head through said means into the opening 'in said secon named member, and a plunger-'-memher having asliding fit within said opening,

said plungerstem being providediwith-longitudi-nally extending flats and with a thread ed portion and said. plunger member having anopeningprovided with threads cooperat ing'with the threaded portion of said stem to secure thesaid stem and plunger member to et'her." 2. An-air chuck comprising amember pro vided with a chambered head, a second mem-V bersecured to the Vhead'of said first member and having an axial opening communicating with said chambered head, said chambered headbelng provided with an inwardly extending, flange, a packing' held in saidcham-- bered head between said members and having a portion cooperating with said flange to form an'air-tight connection, a valve having ahead arranged lnsaid chamber on oneflfsijde offsaid packing and provided 'with an-outwardly "and downwardly extending flange-Q having a narrow under edge whichseatson said packing, a plunger associated with said? valve and arranged in the openin'ginthe sec- 0nd member on the other side of saidpacking and comprlsing a plunger stem extending from said head through said packing into the Qpeningin saidsecond named member anda plunger member having a sliding fit withinthe opening infsaid second named member,

said plunger being provided with longi tudinally exten'ding flats and having. a

threaded portion, and said-plunger member being provided with a, threaded opening 00- operating with the threaded portion of the stem to secure the stem and plunger member together and with a counterbore in which isarranged a gasket. In testimony whereof, I hereunto a-ffix my signature.

JOHN C. CROWLEY. 

